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Welcome to Purple Brook ...

So far, we found very little information about Purple Brook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Purple Brook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Purple Brook, please Contact Us.

Purple Brook would have been located within present day Tioga County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Purple Brook: Purple Brk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Purple Brook is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Purple Brook was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Purple Brook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Purple Brook.

  • Wellsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Addison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
  • Galeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Westfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Andover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
  • Knoxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ulysses
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Troupsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Fork is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Purple Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purple Brook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Purple Brook. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purple Brook.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Purple Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Purple Brook.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Purple Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purple Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.